Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798659 - Employee Injures Eye While Operating Stapler Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 201798659 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301332136	05/19/2004	1742	238310	Alert Insulation Co.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 3, 2004, Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing insulation at a new single family home. He was using a Hammer Tacker hand stapler, Model Number HT-550, to fasten the insulation to the wood framing of a wall. One of the staples bounced back, due to a knot in the wood, and struck Employee #1 in the left eye. He was transported to USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery. The accident investigation revealed that the accident could have avoided if Employee #1 was wearing eye protection, which was recommend by the manufacturer of stapler tool.

Keywords: EYE, STAPLING MACHINE, ELEC INSULATION, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301332136			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Other

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